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| Mar 30, 2017 at 14:54 | comment | added | Aidan Ryan | Paul, there is a scientific basis for the idea that vitamins/minerals in many supplements aren't as readily absorbed. For example, it's true that the magnesium in a supplement is identical to the magnesium in food, but the vitamins in food are often bound in larger molecules that can cross membranes that the isolated compound cannot. Some vitamins and minerals have good bioavailability in isolation and some don't. | |
| Jan 28, 2016 at 18:49 | comment | added | Paul Johnson | "Vitamins from artifical supplements probably aren't digested by our body nearly as well as in their natural environment". This is magical thinking. Vitamins are just another kind of chemical, and there is no difference between "natural" and "artificial" vitamins. As for the "environment" they are in, just take them with food. However I quite agree with you about the marketing. Vitamin marketing is magical thinking in a white coat. | |
| Jan 15, 2012 at 3:07 | comment | added | Highly Irregular | Some regions of the world are also deficient in particular minerals eg selenium in New Zealand. Occasional brazil nuts are a simple fix for that problem though | |
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| Jan 11, 2012 at 10:37 | history | answered | Péter Török | CC BY-SA 3.0 |